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All Students Spring 2012:

  • Welcome Back!!

  • Warning: Parking can will be really bad during the first few weeks of the semester, especially due to the construction taking place on and around campus, which takes up some of the parking spaces for equipment, and so on!  Be sure to arrive early, just in case, to find a parking space! 

  • Warning:  There are a large number of people on the wait list for both Geology 305 and Geology 306!! If you do not come to the first day of class you may be dropped and you will lose your space to someone on the the wait list who does show up for class!

Geology 306 Students Spring 2012:

  • First day of lab: Metrics Laboratory Assignment - You will need to bring a calculator that can handle very large and very small numbers, scientific notation, etc.

 

  • All Students: 

    • This is just a reminder that the Science Skills Center will be open for the Semester.. students are taught Study Skills such as annotation of text, paraphrasing, concept mapping, graphics reading, etc, within the context of their science course. All of the homework students do comes from the text, notes and handouts of YOUR course. Research shows that students who finish the SSC have about 15-20% higher success rates than students who do not complete the course. Students are required to have 6 meetings of 20 minutes with an IA, and they must complete all of the required homework assignments.

      • If you have any questions about the Skills Center, please contact the Skills Center directly and talk to one of the IAs (484-8204 or ssc@arc.losrios.edu)

    • The ARC Career and Job Opportunity Center offers an array of resources to assist students in choosing career options, preparing for employment, and researching current job openings. 

    • The campus IT department recently changed the server for our websites, which changed the addresses of most of the links included in my pages.  I have updated my website, but if you come across a link that doesn't work, please let me know, by contacting me at: borougt@arc.losrios.edu

  • All Students Fall 2011:

    • Your grades were sent to you via email.  I will not be posting grades on this website, due to security issues.  For more details, you will need to pick up your graded materials and attached progress report.

      ·        If you have any questions, please contact me via e-mail!

      ·        Please pick up your graded materials soon, since I will toss out any unclaimed materials soon to make room for Spring 2012!

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  • Check out the rover "Spirit" as it investigates the Martian Landscape via the following JPL/NASA website:

 http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

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  • For all students:  I came across this great article titled, "Is there life out there?" (June 13, 2002) on AOL.  It describes the discovery of a planetary system very similar to our own!

  • For all students:  Check out this article on the search for water on Mars! 

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  • BE A DISASTER RELIEF HERO!  

  • The following are just a few of the numerous aid organizations providing relief to the victims of the  Earthquake in Haiti

    • American Red Cross: to donate contact the Red Cross at 1-800-HELP-NOW  or via the internet at http://www.redcross.org

    • United Way of America at: http://www.unitedway.org  

    • The Network for Good includes the sites listed above on a great page of various links to all sorts of non-profit charitable organizations! Check out their website at: http://www.networkforgood.org/

    • Here are some my favorites:  

      • Humane Society of the United States: https://www.hsus.org  The Humane Society of the United States, is working with local officials to provide relief for animals in the affected areas.  

      • American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  (ASPCA) at: http://www.aspca.org

  • By working together, great things can be accomplished!  Help save a life!

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Be a hero, by being a blood donor!  You  can contact the Red Cross at 1-(800)-933-BLOOD to inquire  about donating blood.  Locally you can contact the SMF (Sacramento) Blood Centers now known as Blood Source at 1-(800)-955-4420 or 1-866-822-5663.  

 

A cartoon of a woman giving comfort/assistance to a sitting man.Together, we can make a difference! Shaking hands

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  • By working together we can stamp out hatred and intolerance!

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Last updated January 16, 2012

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